Peer review investigation warns of growing ‘reviewer fatigue’

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Greater recognition of the vital work referees play might help to reverse the trend

An extensive new analysis of scholarly peer review has shown that the current system is creaking under the strain, with editors finding it more and more difficult to attract researchers to participate and certain groups underrepresented in the global pool of reviewers.

The Global State of Peer Review was put together by Publons – an online platform that researchers can use to record their peer review contributions.